Metallic railway-tie and rail-fastener.



S. MADJAR. METALLIC RAILWAY TIE AND RAIL FASTENER- APPLICATION FILED mm: 8. 1911.

Patented Nov. 20; 1917.

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STEPHEN MADJAR, 'OF OGDENSBURG, NEW JERSEY.

METALLIC RAILWAY-TIE AND BAIL-Baseline] memes.

T 0 all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, STEPHEN MADJAR, a subject of the King of Hungary, residin at Ogdensburg, in the county of Sussex and State of New Jersey, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Metallic Railway-Ties and Rail-Fasteners, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to certain new and useful improvements in metallic railway tie and rail fastener.

The primary object of the invention is the provision of a railway tie preferably formed of metal and adapted for mounting rails thereon in their operative positions, the rails being readily secured to the tie without the employment of screws or bolts and in a readily releasable manner.

A further object of the device is the provision of a metallic tie adapted for the seating reception of railway rails thereon, cooperating fasteners being detachably carried by the tie for removably retaining the rails in their operative positions.

A still further object of the device is the provision of a rail tie and fastener which is serviceable as a strengthening means for a rail joint, the engaging ends of the connected railway rails being positionable thereon in secured relations.

In the drawings forming a part of this applicationand in which like designating characters refer to corresponding parts throughout the several views Figure 1 is a side elevation of the present form of tie with two rails shown in transverse section secured thereon, one of the attaching members being illustrated by dotted lines in its released position. v

Fig. 2 is a top plan view thereof.

Fig. 3 is a vertical longitudinal section througlra portion of the same.

Figs. 4 and 5 are detail sectional views taken upon lines IV-IV and V-V respectively, of Fig. 3.

Fig. '6 is a perspective view of an end portion of the tie.

Fig. 7 is a perspective view of one of the locking housings employed.

Fig. 8 is an inverted perspective view thereof.

Fig. 9 is a perspective view of the locking key employed with the tie.

Fig. 10 is a perspective view of rails in connected arrangement serviceable with the present tie.

Specification of Letters Patent. 'Patented Nov, 1917 Application filed June 8,1917. Serial No. 173,458. i i A i I The present invention resides in a tie ,10

preferablyv formed of metal herein illus trated of solid formation, rectangular in cross-section, the same being adapted for mounting railway rails 11 operatively thereon and secured transversely thereof by' a locking housing 12 and a key 13 which are arranged for each rail at points adjacent the opposite ends of the tier 5 An inwardly-projecting flange 14 is arranged properly spaced from each end of the tie 12 upon the upper face 15 thereof for the reception of the outer base flange 16 of a rail when properly spaced apart the ga e width of the road-bed.

irrooves 17 are providedat opposite sides near the upper edges of the tie 10 forming overlying ledges 18'which are provided with notches 19therein openingat the top of the tie. The housing 12 is of general channel shape andv has its opposite sides 20 arranged with spacedinwardly projecting lugs 21 adapted for passing through the'notches 19 and seating upon the bottoms 22 of the grooves 17, whereby thehousing'12 may be moved outwardly toward the adjacent free end of thetie, thereby arranging the lugs 21 beneath theledges 18. It will be noted that whenthe rail 11 is positioned upon the tie 10 with its outer base flange 16 beneath the flange 14 of the tie, the housing 12is slidably moved toward the inner flange of the rail 11 for-engaging theinner flange of the rail within the tapered recesses 23 formed in the outer end of the housing and whereby as will be evident, therail 11 will be secured to the tie 10 until the housing 12 has been released by moving inwardly to the position illustrated by dotted lines in Fig. 1 of the drawings.

The key 13 is formed of slightly resilient material and has a tapered foot 24 at one end thereof for seating reception within a socket 25 in the inner end of a central slot 26 in the top plate 27 of the housing 12. A head 28 is provided at the other end of the key 13, which head is arranged within a notch 29 in the inner edge of the housing 12. The upper face of the key head 28 normally lies flush with the upper face of'the housing, with the key resiliently positioned thereheneatl'i. The housing 12is readily positioned upon the tie 10 in the manner shown by gdottedlinesin' Fig. l andduring the outward sliding movement of the housing toward the adjacent rail 11, the key 18 will be held within the slot 26 by riding uponthe upper'face of the tie 10; but when the housing reaches its operative position in engagement with the inner flange of the rail,

theheelfitl beneath. thehead 28 of the resilient key 13 drops within a keeper opening 31, atthe inner end of a central groove 32 in the face of the tie,-whereby the housing is locked ini-ts operative-position, as best illustrated in Figs. 3 and15 of the drawings.

It will be understood that when it is desired to release the rail 11 the head 28 of the key 13 is elevated by any suitable tool, thereby releasing the heel 30 from the keeper opening 31 and permitting the housing 12 to be slid inwardly disengaging the recesses 23 from the adjacent rail flange 16. A rail joint is preferably employed with this form of tie of similar construction to that illustrated in Figs. 10, 11 and 12 of the drawings. The rail 11 is arranged with suitable cut-away end portion 33 forming a tongue 3% while the, adjacent. end of the co operating rail has a. cornplementally formed slotted end portion 35 for engaging thereoveiga bolt 36 retaining the rail ends together. In this manner, the present form of rail fastener consists in strengthening the rail jointwhile side projections 37.n1ay be arranged upon the. base flanges 16 of the rails, suitably'spaced apart for receiving the flanges 1d and-thehousings 12 therebetween. A serviceable; construction is provided which posseses greatstrength andiloy means of: which rails maybe easily'secured to a tie and; readilyi detache d; therefrom whenever desired without requiring the; employment ofiiany screws or bolts or .otherzwell-known fastening devicesnvhile the rails will not become; released accidentally by reason of vihrationspro duced'i by the varying me the cond'itioa What I claim as new is 1, A device oftheclas's describedcomprisa; metallic tie having grop'vesforming channel-shaped housing provided ledges with spaces therebetween, an in wardly projecting flange upon the said tie outwardly of said grooves adapted for en gaging the outer base flange of a rail, a with spaced inwardly projecting lugs adapted to overlie the tie with the saidlugs passed through the said spaces, and positioned beneath the said ledges and slid-ably arranged upon the bottoms of said grooves, the said housing having recesses in itsouter end positioned opposite the said rail -engaging flange and locking means for said housing, 2. A device of the class described compris ing a metallic tie having grooves forming ledges with spaces therebetween, an -inwardly projecting flange upon the said tie outwardly of said, grooves adaptedtor-engaging the outer base flange of a raih a channel -shaped housing provided with spaced inwardly projecting lugs adapted to overlie the tie with the said lugs passed through the said spaces and positioned beneath the said ledges and slidably arranged upon the bottoms of said grooves, the said housing having recesses in its outer end positioned opposite the said rail-engaging flange, the said housing having a groove in the under face of the top plate thereof having a receiving socket at its inner end and terminating in a notch in the said plate at the outer end of the slot, the tie being provided with a groove beneath the said housing terminating in a keeper opening at it-sjinner end, and a resilient key having a tapered toot arranged within said socket and a head Within said notch. and provided wi' r; aheel; adapted for automatic engagement with the said keeper opening v-Jhen the housing is in,

its operative position with a portion of said key arranged within said groove.

3. AL device of the class described compris ing a tie,a rail-engaging transverse, flange upon said tie a housing adapted for span sing relation with respect to: said tie adja; cent said flange, bayonet slot connections be tween said housing and tie, and a; releasable lock ng key for said housing.

In testimonywhereofl; affix inysignature.

' STEPHEN MADJAE.

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